Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Rev. Sun Myung Moon

HOW TO GAIN
SPIRITUAL HELP

November 27, 1978

What attitude do we need to nurture in order to move the spirit world? We
need to change our concepts. Our attitude is an environment that must be
prepared in order to receive spiritual help. We must use Father’s
words and make ourselves channels to receive spiritual power.

Actually, the spirit world wants to be part of everything we have and
do. They want to be involved to such a great extent. So whatever we may look
at, we must search for the nobility in it, and treat it as if it were owned
directly by True Parents. Then everything becomes like an expensive antique,
a God-given treasure. Each object is waiting for your touch, hoping to feel
the vibration of God through you.

Consider all things holy. Why does a handkerchief owned by a holy man
become so valuable? Because of the vibration of the holy man. So you, too,
should give all things a holy value. When you touch something, feel that
you are giving it glory.

The same holds true for the people we meet and live with. When you see
another person, how much do you care for him or her? How do you feel towards
that person? You must really love the people you meet, because they are the
temples of God. When you touch another person, feel that through your touch,
both of you will be blessed.

Each of us has two aspects, mind and body. Our true mind wants to touch
our body with heart and give love to it. We should think of our mind as
God’s mind, because God loves it and that is where He dwells. Look
at each man or woman as a holy person. Regard each person’s body as
sacred and their mind as hallowed.

If you live like this, soon you will hear inside of yourself a small
voice, the sound of your mind. Wherever you walk, no evil or darkness can
remain. Only good spirits can touch you if you create such an atmosphere. If
you place yourself in such a position, then spirit world will pour down upon
you its abundant blessing and power.

You must attract this power from the spirit world and then weld yourself
to it. Make it one with your body, so that even your arms and legs feel
special. When you are in bed, even if it is a sleeping bag, your surroundings
will become like a king’s palace. Your body will be resting in a
king’s bed.
You must name yourself as the dwelling place of God. Then all good spirits
will touch you. When you go to bed, lie down with a beautiful mind. Remove
all ugliness from it. In the morning when you wake, come before the deep
bosom of God, and then, when you go out to your mission, you will embark
from the throne of God.

The spirit world is always around you, listening and attentive. Always be
aware that it is within your reach. If you keep thinking this way, then you
will be able to control your circumstances. Make yourself a tuning fork,
resonating with and vibrating along God’s frequency. Resonate with
God’s unselfishness.

If you partake of this resonance with God, then when you see someone, you
will automatically be able to sense what type of person he is. Sometimes you
will be able to see your own spirit man with your own eyes. Train yourself
and discipline yourself to develop this capacity. If you live this way,
you will be always able to act in the right way when an emergency arises.

You are in competition with the spirit world, so you must be determined
to surpass it. Adam’s position is to control the spirit world, not
the other way round. With prayer coming from deep within your mind, you can
move a man from outside to inside. Become a magnet, a mover of people’s
spirits. Become a spiritual magnet, drawing people with love. Maintain this
condition or attitude, and then your prayer will become a reality.

Pray with all your heart, focusing your mind and soul on the object of
your prayer, otherwise your mind will become restless and hasty. In the life
of prayer, you must make the time to pray. Sit down even if it takes eight
hours and pray. This time will never be wasted. Then you can go out and work
eight hours for God. Therefore, be prayerful now and then go out, you and
God together. If you have to write a sermon, for instance, the spirit world
will help you prepare it. If you go out, the spirit world will lead you. You
will discover the feeling of breaking through. You will become selfless,
feeling the power of your mind and body pulling together in harmony. So the
key word for this kind of life is respect.

Respect all things as holy things.
Respect all men as holy men.
Respect yourself as a holy person.
Respect your mind as holy.
Respect your body as holy.

Pay deep respect to all people, no matter what kind of person they may
be. As a child, be respectful towards an elderly man. Think over your words
three times before uttering them and always have a humble attitude.

Always share with others the best thing you have. Empty your pocketbook
to give. Then you will deserve the best result. If you do not do good
for your fellow man, you will have no sleep. If you have done good, then
your mind will rest in peace. Unpack the dirty elements inside yourself
and cleanse them. Open up the baggage of your mind and look what you find
there. Don’t harbor selfish feelings. Repent publicly for any selfish
feelings you may have entertained. Practice the virtue of meekness.

If you push yourself to develop these attitudes, then the spirit world
must descend to assist you. The spirit world is using so many channels by
which to come down and participate in God’s providence; they will
choose the best one to use first.

In the Unification Church, a true leader must be able to mobilize the
spirit world. When you touch it, all kinds of phenomena start to occur, some
very strange, some very wonderful. Don’t be manipulated by them. You
be the subject. Don’t let yourself be driven by strange phenomena.
Before this, you may have had to face these challenges all alone, but now
you have a clearer understanding.
You already know the secret of tapping power from the spirit world:
witness to others, pouring out all your heart, soul and mind for them. When
I was in prison camp, I would pray, and prisoners would just come to me and
stand there. When they were introduced to me through the guidance of spirit
world they would cling to me.
You, too, can be like me. The problem is that you are often too distant
from thinking about the spiritual dimension: holy things, holy mankind, holy
temple, holy mind. When I was in the worst of situations, lonely and hungry,
a revelation would come or an important guest would appear before me. When
I needed money, the spirit world would guide someone to me. Spirit world is
never far away. They can cooperate with us. We should always feel that we
are not doing quite enough, and that we always have to try harder.
Act with the support of the spirit world. If they are behind you, you will
never be lonely. You will always have energy and power. Even though you may
be penniless, still have no fear. You can be adventurous and bold. On the
road of success, the more you walk, the further you yearn to go.
Who knows how long he or she will live? Maybe tomorrow you will die,
at a mere 25 or 30 years of age. Do you have some guarantee from God how
long you will live? No one has such a guarantee.
A wise person thinks like this: “I have only a short time to
live. Within this time I must prepare myself for eternity. The way I live
in the next two years will be the model for my eternal life.” Then
explode your sense of love. Love God, and love another person as God. For an
entire day, 24 hours, pour out your entire energy for someone. If you love
a person like this, even though you may die early, you will have made the
highest accomplishment in all eternity. Then when God gives you more time to
live, your response will be immense gratitude. Push yourself to live more
fully. The person who expects death and then is given life dwells in the
fullest gratitude.
Leave behind something that God can praise. Each moment is so precious
there is no time for worry or frustration. The person who recognizes that
earthly life is short compared to eternity, and therefore condenses his
accomplishments, is a wise man indeed. Think about what “label”
you wear spiritually on your forehead. Ask yourself how many people, how
many clans, how many tribes, how many nations you have loved.
Seek to become that master of love. Program your life like that, and you
will never be a loser. Plan as if you only had two years to live, and then by
the third year, when you are still alive, think of the joy of living! This is
“resurrected” living. I still have so much to do: love my wife,
love my children, love all mankind. I have to love the Unification Church.
I must pay indemnity for all mankind. I need to liberate man from sin. I am
determined to leave behind tremendous assets.

When you work, you must love that business, love the products you work with,
and, of course, love the people. Always give honor to the other people. God
created us, but we are also shaping ourselves and restoring our original
value. Return a portion of what you earn to God as a tithe. Give one tenth
to the local church, one tenth to the national level work and one tenth for
the worldwide level, three tenths in all.

When you give to others, don’t think that you are giving to them
out of your own pocket. Give out as though it were coming from a heavenly
treasure. Then the person who is receiving through you is actually receiving
from God. The spirit world can then help you, and God will remember everything
and return it to you ten times over.

Make your company a dwelling of God. Don’t just feel like a worker or
supervisor. Invest your heart in your work. Determine to make it a business
that will serve all people. Then wherever your business goes, it becomes
God’s “love extension.” Whatever you are responsible for,
give it your heart and soul on a 24 hour basis. Feel like you are the parent
and it is your baby.

Whatever you do, think that you are carrying it out in partnership with
God. Feel that you are the second owner and pour all your love into it. The
one who loves something the most is the ultimate owner. When you give love,
you will attain infinite value.